List of metropolitan areas by population

This page lists the top 50 largest metropolitan areas of the world. All population numbers here are for metropolitan areas, rather than for the city proper.

See also Megacity

External Link

Largest Cities Through History (http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm)

City name	Population
Tokyo, Japan	34,900,000 incl. Yokohama, Kawasaki
São Paulo, Brazil	25,250,000 incl. Guarulhos[?]
New York, United States	24,600,000 incl. Newark, Paterson
Seoul, South Korea	21,150,000 incl. Inchon, Songnam[?]
Mexico City, Mexico	20,750,000 incl. Nezahualcóyotl[?], Ecatepec[?], Naucalpan[?]
Mumbai (Bombay), India	18,150,000 incl. Kalyan[?], Thane, Ulhasnagar[?]
Osaka, Japan	18,000,000 incl. Kobe, Kyoto
Delhi, India	17,150,000 incl. Faridabad[?] and Ghaziabad[?]
Jakarta, Indonesia	15,850,000 incl. Bekasi[?], Bogor[?], Depok[?], Tangerang[?]
Cairo, Egypt	15,100,000 incl. Al-Jizah[?], Shubra al-Khaymah[?]
Kolkata (Calcutta), India	14,550,000 incl. Haora[?]
Buenos Aires, Argentina	13,700,000 incl. San Justo[?], La Plata[?]
Manila, Philippines	13,450,000 incl. Kalookan[?], Quezon City[?] (other report: 10,000,000)
Moscow, Russia	13,200,000
Karachi, Pakistan	12,300,000
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12,250,000 incl. Nova Iguaçu[?], São Gonçalo[?]
Shanghai, China	12,200,000
London, United Kingdom	11,850,000
Teheran, Iran	11,050,000 incl. Karaj[?]
Istanbul, Turkey	11,000,000
Dhaka, Bangladesh	10,350,000
Los Angeles, United States	10,200,000 incl. Riverside, Anaheim
Paris, France	9,800,000
Chicago, United States	9,400,000
Lagos, Nigeria	9,250,000
Beijing, China	9,200,000
Lima, Peru	7,900,000
Washington DC, United States	7,850,000 incl. Baltimore
Bogota, Colombia	7,700,000
Bangkok, Thailand	7,500,000
Johannesburg, South Africa	7,450,000 incl. Soweto, East Rand[?], West Rand[?]
Taipei, Taiwan	7,400,000
San Francisco, United States	7,250,000 incl. Oakland, San Jose
Chongqing City, China	7,200,000
Chennai (Madras), India	7,100,000
Hong Kong, China	6,950,000 incl. Kowloon
Kinshasa, Congo	6,600,000
Lahore, Pakistan	6,500,000
Bangalore, India	6,350,000
Philadelphia, United States	6,300,000
Hyderabad India	6,150,000
Ruhr area, Germany	6,050,000
Khartoum, Sudan	5,950,000
Boston, United States	5,900,000 incl. Worcester
Detroit, United States	5,850,000 incl. Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Tianjin, China	5,750,000
St. Petersburg, Russia	5,550,000
Dallas, United States	5,500,000 incl. Fort Worth
Santiago, Chile	5,450,000
Madrid, Spain	5,150,000